%0 Journal Article %1 WOS:000351963600008 %A Scherrer, T M %A Franca, G S %A Silva, R %A de Freitas, D B %A Vilar, C S %C PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS %D 2015 %I ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV %J PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS %K Earthquakes Seismicity} mechanism; statistical statistics; {Nonextensive %P 63-71 %R 10.1016/j.physa.2014.12.038 %T Nonextensivity at the Circum-Pacific subduction zones-Preliminary studies %V 426 %X Following the fragment asperity interaction model introduced by Sotolongo-Costa and Posadas (2004) and revised by Silva et al. (2006), we try to explain the nonextensive effect in the context of the asperity model designed by Lay and Kanamori (1981). To address this issue, we used data from the NEIC catalog in the decade between 2001 and 2010, in order to investigate the so-called Circum-Pacific subduction zones. We propose a geophysical explanation to nonextensive parameter q. The results need further investigation however evidence of correlation between the nonextensive parameter and the asperity model is shown, i.e., we show that q-value is higher for areas with larger asperities and stronger coupling. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

@article{WOS:000351963600008, abstract = {Following the fragment asperity interaction model introduced by Sotolongo-Costa and Posadas (2004) and revised by Silva et al. (2006), we try to explain the nonextensive effect in the context of the asperity model designed by Lay and Kanamori (1981). To address this issue, we used data from the NEIC catalog in the decade between 2001 and 2010, in order to investigate the so-called Circum-Pacific subduction zones. We propose a geophysical explanation to nonextensive parameter q. The results need further investigation however evidence of correlation between the nonextensive parameter and the asperity model is shown, i.e., we show that q-value is higher for areas with larger asperities and stronger coupling. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}, added-at = {2022-05-23T20:00:14.000+0200}, address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}, author = {Scherrer, T M and Franca, G S and Silva, R and de Freitas, D B and Vilar, C S}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21fa65d2c54641e6412ae93c58408628f/ppgfis_ufc_br}, doi = {10.1016/j.physa.2014.12.038}, interhash = {bf30cc00a48f6feadbfa284cd49625e1}, intrahash = {1fa65d2c54641e6412ae93c58408628f}, issn = {0378-4371}, journal = {PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS}, keywords = {Earthquakes Seismicity} mechanism; statistical statistics; {Nonextensive}, pages = {63-71}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}, pubstate = {published}, timestamp = {2022-05-23T20:00:14.000+0200}, title = {Nonextensivity at the Circum-Pacific subduction zones-Preliminary studies}, tppubtype = {article}, volume = 426, year = 2015 }